Entry Word: integral
Function: adjective
Text: 1 being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing <a car dealer respected for his integral honesty and straightforwardness> -- see INHERENT2 impossible to do without <she's an integral member of the basketball team> -- see ESSENTIAL 13 not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it <a prep school that adheres to the belief that athletics are essential to an integral life> -- see COMPLETE 1